Dose syntax implementation guidance for FHIR STU3

This guidance is under active development by NHS Digital and content may be added or updated on a regular basis.

Eprex 2,000units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (Janssen-Cilag Ltd), to be given by s.c. injection on Mondays and Thursdays with dialysis

Product-based prescription with doses on specific days of the week. Also additional instructions field.
<MedicationRequest xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="808e7672-cf8d-48d8-885b-694c9bb9a417" />
<contained>
<Medication>
<id value="med1" />
<code>
<coding>
<system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
<code value="2971511000001101" />
<display value="Eprex 2,000units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (Janssen-Cilag Ltd)" />
</coding>
</code>
</Medication>
</contained>
<status value="active" />
<intent value="order" />
<medicationReference>
<reference value="#med1" />
</medicationReference>
<subject>
<identifier>
<system value="https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/nhs-number" />
<value value="9999999999" />
</identifier>
</subject>
<dosageInstruction>
<additionalInstruction>
<text value="with dialysis" />
</additionalInstruction>
<timing>
<repeat>
<frequency value="1" />
<period value="1" />
<periodUnit value="d" />
<dayOfWeek value="mon" />
<dayOfWeek value="thu" />
</repeat>
</timing>
<route>
<coding>
<system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
<code value="34206005" />
<display value="subcutaneous route" />
</coding>
</route>
<method>
<coding>
<system value="http://snomed.info/sct" />
<code value="422145002" />
<display value="inject" />
</coding>
</method>
</dosageInstruction>
</MedicationRequest>
{
"resourceType": "MedicationRequest",
"id": "808e7672-cf8d-48d8-885b-694c9bb9a417",
"contained": [
{
"resourceType": "Medication",
"id": "med1",
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "2971511000001101",
"display": "Eprex 2,000units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (Janssen-Cilag Ltd)"
}
]
}
}
],
"status": "active",
"intent": "order",
"medicationReference": {
"reference": "#med1"
},
"subject": {
"identifier": {
"system": "https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/nhs-number",
"value": "9999999999"
}
},
"dosageInstruction": [
{
"additionalInstruction": [
{
"text": "with dialysis"
}
],
"timing": {
"repeat": {
"frequency": 1,
"period": 1,
"periodUnit": "d",
"dayOfWeek": [
"mon",
"thu"
]
}
},
"route": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "34206005",
"display": "subcutaneous route"
}
]
},
"method": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "422145002",
"display": "inject"
}
]
}
}
]
}
MedicationRequest.id[0]808e7672-cf8d-48d8-885b-694c9bb9a417
MedicationRequest.contained[0].id[0]med1
MedicationRequest.contained[0].code[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
MedicationRequest.contained[0].code[0].coding[0].code[0]2971511000001101
MedicationRequest.contained[0].code[0].coding[0].display[0]Eprex 2,000units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes (Janssen-Cilag Ltd)
MedicationRequest.status[0]active
MedicationRequest.intent[0]order
MedicationRequest.medication[0].reference[0]#med1
MedicationRequest.subject[0].identifier[0].system[0]https://fhir.nhs.uk/Id/nhs-number
MedicationRequest.subject[0].identifier[0].value[0]9999999999
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].additionalInstruction[0].text[0]with dialysis
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].frequency[0]1
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].period[0]1
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].periodUnit[0]d
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].dayOfWeek[0]mon
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].timing[0].repeat[0].dayOfWeek[1]thu
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].code[0]34206005
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].route[0].coding[0].display[0]subcutaneous route
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].method[0].coding[0].system[0]http://snomed.info/sct
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].method[0].coding[0].code[0]422145002
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction[0].method[0].coding[0].display[0]inject
MedicationRequest
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